Directions: Work with a partner to visit the given websites to answer the questions below in COMPLETE SENTENCES using MS Word. When you are finished save your document and send to stell.freeport@gmail.com with you and your partners name, period number, and "Panama Canal" in the subject line. ex. Fluery Stall Period 8 Panama CanalEach question is worth 2 pts. for a total of 20. If you have time, go through one of the virtual tours to see how the canal works!
(Make sure you save a copy to your Z drive and email it to your partner as well!)
Explain AT LEAST 3 ways mosquitos were eradicated from around the construction areas?
How high above sea level is the highest point of the canal?
What United States president signed the treaty to give the canal back to Panama? What year did Panama finally get ownership of their own canal zone?
In what year did the first boat make an official passage through the canal and what was its name?
What is the average toll paid by each ship going through the canal?
What is the average number of ships going through the canal each day?
How much did the U.S. spend to build the canal and how many died during the U.S. construction?
Find the TR quote engraved on a plaque in the Canal Administration building. What was he trying to tell the world with this quote?
How important was the canal to the U.S. during the first half of the 1900s? Why? (opinion and facts to support)
How important is the canal today? Why? (opinion and facts to support)
(Make sure you save a copy to your Z drive and email it to your partner as well!)
Panama Canal History
End of Construction
Canal Museum
TR's Legacy
Panama Canal Virtual Tour